I don't understand why this game has such a high rating, I didn't find it that great.  It's turn based which is old and time consuming, the graphics aren't that great, the quests aren't innovative, and it's item mall based which generally sucks more money out of players than a p2p game.  Some fanboys must be pumping this score up, or devs from the company, because this game is yuck.

its certainly not regulars at this site all voting this a top game, that is for sure.

The game has a nice start, but the combat does get old rather fast.  Think they have an item mall that auto fights battles, along with a quest/npc auto movement system.  The fact that they need this speaks volumes.

On top of that, if you plan on collecting mercenaries (new classes open up as you progress) expect to delete old, leveled mercenaries or pay monthly for extra merc storage.

The usual item mall tricks ect.

Oh a super fun stamina system that removes xp gained from pve fights, once it drains...its drains from pve fighting. lots of ways to get more stamina, but still...

7 is a more accurate rating for this game.  Has a solid niche crowd who like the oldschool rushed strategy of selecting what teamate attacks what enemy.

Is pvp still where if your main character dies you lose regardless of how many mercenaries are alive? 

Well players have their own preference of the game, and if it's not good for you  well not for the others, I played this game for 1 yea now, for me in this game earning in game money is very easy... unlike other games, imagine its a f2p and this game can compete to the p2p games out there also, for  my opinion in other games it's very hard to earn in game money just by grinding.. In AO there's a lot of activity in game that you can do to survive in your journey like Arena betting, Fishing,Crafting doing Free league and a lot more, if you want to grind you can earn millions of gold in 3 hours unlike other games you will be forced to buy in gold selling sites because it's really hard to earn money in the game...  what I like most of this game is the gameplay and pvp... still this is my opinion.

apart from the fanboys/marketers/developers that may/may not be ramping up the score. the game just may not be 'bad enough' for ppl to post many negative ratings or be bothered to amend their positive ones they gave after 5mins in the game

after all the same thing can be said for the likes of lotro

Atlantica is a decent game, it's the way the item mall in it operates that hurts the game, every single facet of convenience requires you to spend money & that get's old fast.

I loved the combat system & the stragies that are inherant with it, it's quite compex without being overly taxing, however the game gets grindsome, by 60 I had gotten sick of doing the same old shit for the umpteenth time, the quests are repeated ad infinitum & the story is very thinly stretched, the game really could have been made more fun had they condensed it into 50 levels & had added a hell of a lot more variety to the quests.

I'd rate it a 7 myself, it scores high for MMO originality in it's combat, but it takes a big hit in the boredom stakes, the fun is short lived & the only real enjoyment long term is if you are keen on PvP, which is decent but not for everyone.

I actually liked the turn-based feature. Hack and slash games are too boring. The graphics aren't that great but not that ugly either. For the item mall, I have mixed emotions on this, It's to costly but it's great that all item mall items can be bought in-game. Before i malled the licenses but now just playing around 2-3 hours a day, I can purchase it through in-game gold.

I agree the rating is very high. Personally i just think its a 7-8 max. but that's just me.

Originally posted by Skuz

Atlantica is a decent game, it's the way the item mall in it operates that hurts the game, every single facet of convenience requires you to spend money & that get's old fast.

 

I loved the combat system & the stragies that are inherant with it, it's quite compex without being overly taxing, however the game gets grindsome, by 60 I had gotten sick of doing the same old shit for the umpteenth time, the quests are repeated ad infinitum & the story is very thinly stretched, the game really could have been made more fun had they condensed it into 50 levels & had added a hell of a lot more variety to the quests.

I'd rate it a 7 myself, it scores high for MMO originality in it's combat, but it takes a big hit in the boredom stakes, the fun is short lived & the only real enjoyment long term is if you are keen on PvP, which is decent but not for everyone.

Yeah I agree to this,    And for me it's 9... but for me it's not pure grinding because there's a lot of things to level up your character, even just by joining Free league you can earn exp books... and come to think of it it's very easy to earn money in the game unlike other games.. the drop rate of gold is very low....  :)

You slag it for being turn based, but that's basically the whole appeal of it.

I mean, what, 95% of MMORPGs use the same combat system. Whee. People want something different. This is one of the few different things.

Graphics do stink, and the item mall is a ripoff (even as item malls go, it's probably the worst of the lot). But there aren't any other turn based alternatives.

It also has a ton of quests, probably more than any other F2P game, and more than some (LOTRO, for instance).

Originally posted by Karahandras

apart from the fanboys/marketers/developers that may/may not be ramping up the score. the game just may not be 'bad enough' for ppl to post many negative ratings or be bothered to amend their positive ones they gave after 5mins in the game

after all the same thing can be said for the likes of lotro

Good point on LOTRO... I've played alot of ORPG's... and I figured ok I'll play some of the top rated games here... I assumed this is a site for the genre, so a polling of like minded folks cant be that far off...

LOTRO is a good game... but most of the rating is obviosly from the franchise name... same for Star trek Online...which now is falling fast... I look at the screenies for this game and the graphics are not so much... in fact thier WoWish, and I didnt care for that one either... I'm first interested in how a game looks... im gonna be staring at it for hours... it needs to be art, but not to drab... not to flashy... then game mechanics... then story...

And I'm totaly against item mall games... they feel scammy

yeah all item malls for f2p games are kinda like that. But for gameplay I like AO. I just hope they make more changes especially in the item mall department.

With regards to item mall, still it's a players choice if they want to buy in the item mall.. That's why I prefer to do FL to earn money and just grind in the game so I can buy the items in game also... :)

Its pretty certain that the score is a good 1 point higher than it should be due to the company making fake accounts here.

This was obvious especially when it was first released - there would always some really hyper fake sounding posts from new members stating how great the game was and they probably still pop in now and again to hype the interest...

99% of the games in the list have the same playstyle... play one char, attack, use some skills, loot and go to the next

Atlantica has a total unique combat system and that makes it so outstanding !.

I vote it a 9/10 , cause the tactic-based battles are great and for me as HoMM player ... you know what i mean.

The game has a couple downsides... landscape graphic, sound and such, but the battles are so much fun, its worth it  !

regards

Final Fantasy and other JRPG have fans all over the world and this game is like that. Plus it's free.

If I had more time I would play it more. I liked it! And I'm not a fake account here....

I genuinly think the game is good, the pvp especially is fantastic, very strategical.

There were just a few things which bogged me down and eventually saw me trying other games. But that was way back at release.. I see there is a lot more in the game now.

It seems to me that most of who post negative coments did not play the game, some post just give wrong info. Of course its matter of taste, but I personally think its a great game. I played it to 110+ lvls, got bored of grinding, but I still think that its a good game. The item mall is well balanced, you can buy all items from the item mall for the ingame money if you prefer to. Most of the items do not affect the gameplay, but one which costs 15$/month and can be considered as a subscription price. But again you can survive without it or buy it on the ingame market. The game got very deep strategic gameplay, especially at high levels.

 You can't deny this MMO is one-of-a-kind. How many other tactical FF or Fire Emblem style MMOs do you see around? Few, if any.

Just downloaded the client today.

Agree with a lot of the other posts I have seen about this. It's cartoony, it lacks polish, the sounds are probably going to be quickly grating... but it has a very different approach to combat, that in itself sets it apart from almost all other titles available out there at this time.

So I can understand that it gets high ratings given its originality.

The fact it's F2P means people can get the client and give it a try at no cost... it's difficult to go wrong with all that - not like some other current titles that will charge 60 bucks just to get the client :)

This is one of the very few games I installed and uninstalled within 30 minutes.

I just could NOT get into the turn-based combat. Now I suppose if you like RTS games and are used to that sort of gameplay, it might be different, but for me....like with Wizard 101...the turn-based thing....that just doesn't cut it for me personally.

I will admit I love(d) this game even after I had a problem with some GMs.  However for allt he great hype it gets lately there is no way many of these are real accounts.  This game will crash and give you BSOD no matter what type comp you have as of late and NDOORS is not even trying to resolve it........well the FMs say they are but the GMs will tell you you need a new graphic card.  It's sad and that's the best way to put it.  Nearly 3 weeks is long enough to fix a prob or at least admit 100% there is one, no credibility within this company at all.